chou

[ʃu]

/[ʃu]/ noun

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The verdict

“chou” is uncommon German (frequency #77,810 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,810
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kohl, Kraut

Key facts for chou
PropertyValue
Headwordchou
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃu]
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chou” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chou lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chou is uncommon German at frequency #77,810 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

chou doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is chou, spelled C-H-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kohl, Kraut
  2. 2
    Windbeutel

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chou"?
"chou" is spelled C-H-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃu].
What does "chou" mean?
As a noun, "chou" means: Kohl, Kraut
How do you pronounce "chou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chou" is [ʃu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chou" come from?
"chou" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “chou”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-O-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list